Middle Palisade
One of the California’s 14er’s and an amazing scrambling climb at that! This is on peak bagger’s list and is truly one of the best scrambling mountains in the Sierra Nevada. Valhalla Mountain Guides’ certified guides can help you check off this bucket list climb!
Custom dates available from May - November. Contact us to book!
Course Objectives
Climb a California 14er to the summit of Middle Palisade.
Itinerary
Day 1: We’ll meet at the town of Big Pine at 8:30am, after a morning pack check and dispersing the group gear, we’ll caravan up to the Big Pine Creek overnight trailhead. Once our packs are on, we begin our hike up to our camp at Finger Lake.
Day 2: Summit day! We wake up around 5am. After a quick breakfast we begin the approach to the base of Middle Palisade. Middle Palisade is mostly about moving over 4th class terrain, we climb up the Northeast Face to the summit before descending back down the same route to camp.
Day 3: After a leisurely morning, we eat breakfast and pack up camp for the walk out!
Prerequisites
No prior experience required.
Required Equipment
See Multi-Day Sierra Technical Climbs Equipment List
Group Size
1:1 climber to guide ratio - $2,175 per person
2:1 climber to guide ratio - $1,650 per person
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